Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-23
A LARGE CROWD AT HOWARD PARK
FRIDAY.

The Closing Scenes witnessed by Fully
1000 People -Exciting Races in the
Afternoon-The Exhibition IA Finan-
cial Success-Notes of the Fair.
The Vermont State fair closed Fri
day and it WAS in many respects the most
successful agricultural exhibition yet
held in the State. The show of stock af.
fOrded visitors an excellent idea of what
is grown on Nermont's green hills and in
her fertile valleys. AS an indication of
progress in an animal industry it has
never had an equal in Vermont and prob
ably not in the country. In say
ing this we speak advisedly. At
many fairs in other States the chief
aim seems to have been to secure size and
flesh in animals, but while Vermont
breeders have regard for size they seek
first those points indicative of the thor
oughbred. For this reason graded cattle
or horses have little chance for COMPETE
ton with well bred exhibits, and graded
animals have almost entirely disappeared
| from the State fair rs well as most of the
leading county fairs On this ground it
is safe to say that NermOnts exhibit of
stock at the State fair has never been eX-
celled and such i the opinion Of visitors
from Other States who know whereof they
speak.
Floral hall has had possibly more varied
exhibits than were displayed this year,
but the exhibition wAs never surpassed in
completeness in the various lines Of display
nor in value of goods aud articles eX-
hibited.
IN all other departments tie number as
well as the quality of the exhibits was up
to and in many cases far above the stand
ard The successful manner in which
each days programme was carried out is
gratifying and the Uniform courtesy and
efficiency exhibited by the numerous oil
Gals connected with the fair are 4 matter
of general pride.
Fridays programme was fully up to
the standard of merit of those Which pre-
coded. The procession of prize winning
stock was fine exhibition and afforded
an excellent opportunity for comparison
!, such as could not be made through
the inspection Of the exhibits sep
arately. The number Of fine single
and matched horses in the circle
formed an attractive feature The races
in the afternoon were hotly contested, and
while better records have been made it is
doubtful if there have been seen on the
track races that contained SO many even
ly matched horses or that resulted in so
much enthusiasm, The races were fin
ished abont O'Clock aud in Il remarka-
bly, short time the spectators had vacated
}, the grounds and the exhibitors were ar
ranging their exhibits for the journey
home. Thus closed the annual fair of the
Green Mountain State for 1887.
A FINE EXHIBIT OF OXEN.
A most interesting exhibit was that of
l.. ID. Hazen of st. Johnsbury, who
showed 10 yokes of oxen, which last win
ter were worked numbering in the woods,
the heaviest yoke weighed 800 pounds,
the lightest 400, with an average of over
1900 pounds. a grand cavalcade of the
cattle III the forenoon was an attractive
and imposing spectacle. c. Davis, Essex,
showed IA fine pair of matched oxen,
which drew first prize. H ii. Baxter,
Rutland and NJ. Z. Whipple, Pomtret,
had fine herds OF Jerseys.
FINE EXHIBIT OF HARYEsTERs.
The Walter a. Wood company are to
well known to need introduction, but they
have this year introduced novelty in adj
vertising which keeps an admiring crowd
around their exhibit. Their artist, who
does the ornamentlng on their harvesters,
has an easel in their tent, and turns OIL an
oil painting about five by seven inches in
size, in two minutes or less, and we have
seen poorer ones hung in floral halls for
premiums. These are given TO the farm
ers' wives and daughters, and will be
lasting card for the Wood haryesters.
HANDSOME SWINE.
l.. S. Drew, Burlington, shows Is Berk-
shire, a fine SOW with litter of II pigs,
} attract merited attention, a Yorkshire
sow and pigs are good, 10 in the litter.
The Berkshires and Yorkshires foot up
90, one OF which weighs 10 pounds, a
monster. c. II. Warner shows tour Ches
ter whites. Lester Fish Ira, shows Il boar
and SOW and SIX pigs, same breed, which
comprises the exhibit in swine.
ADDITIONAL PREMIUMS.
Additional premiums in the cattle de-
partment are: Best herd of Shorthorns,
Frank Moore of Shoreham, silver medal ;
first premium for best herd of Jerseys,
three years bull and yearling bull, II. II.
Baxter of Rutland; two years bull, Yer
mont stock farm of Shelburn; bul calves,
NJ. g. Whipple of North Pomfret; cows,
three years Old hefers two years Old and
! yearling heifers, II. II. Baxter All the
! premiums offered for Herefords, l.. b.
, Harris of Lyndon; Galloway, four first
premiums to Edgar NJ. Bisseil, ShOreham;
Polled cattle, five first premiums to l.. \.
Vail, Lyndon Centre; town teams, first
) premium to l.. ID. Hazen, St Johnsbury
oxen, l.. d. Hazen premiums on Ayr
s snd H. L. A. sd RGisw of bu Fnirieid
, stations, five years old and over, first, IL.
, Cults. Orwell, on Ben Franklin four
, years old, G. d. Williams, Winooski, on
p Orwell three years old, |, NJ: Chapman,
. Middlebury, on Keller; two years old,
, Drew q Brownell, Burlington one year
Old, E. h. Brayton, Alburgh, on Good
, win, jr. ; standard geldnRs and filles,
: four years old, ID. W. Prince, Bran
, don, ON Urda; three. years old
e Drew & Brownell ON Winooski Maid ;
E two years old, Henry II. Noble of Essex,
4, \. Y, on WinOosketta; one year old,
Drew * Brownell, ON Wanda and Wild
MidGlebay y,6 on Mani Msmbr1o 'S Archie 5 single
e horses, g. w. Williams Of Winooski.
! Brood mares, John Quinlan of Charlotte.
Stations. three years old, w. A. Weed of
Shelburn, on Ben Hawk; stations, two